Slidable retaining means for hairpins, combs, and the like



I L. J. RHEIN AND R. A. HEHRAUER. SL'IDABLE RETAINING MEANS FOR HAIRPINS, COMES, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED man. 30; 1918.

1,378, 1 34. Patented May 17, 1921.

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To all whom it may COW/067%."?

Be it known that we, Louis J. RHEIN and RANDOLPH A. REHRAUER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Two Rivers,

in the county of Manitowoc and State of V hsconsm, have 'invented certaln new and:

useful Improvements in Slidable Retaining Means for Hairpins, Combs, and the like;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention refers to hair pins, combs and similar articles, and has for one object to provide a simply constructed and eflicient retaining means for holding such articles in I the hair of the wearer.

A further object is to provide articles of this character with a slidingbar for interrupting the passage-way between the legs of the hair pin or the teeth of the comb, as

lVith these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in the improved features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein-after more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1" represents an elevational view of a hair pin provided with our improved retaining means,- the latter being shown'in openposition.

Fig. 2 is'a similar viewof a portionvof the hair pin with the retaining means in operative position. v j

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. I

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a comb equipped with our retaining means.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention as applied to hair pins, the numeral l denotes a hair pin of conventional design having a pair of legs 2 and 3 which are connected together as at 4. In other words the pin'is substantially inverted U-shape. In applying the invention one of the legs, or the base portion 4 adjacent its'con'nection with one of the legs, is provided with a transverse bearing opening 5, the same in the present instance being positioned at an oblique angle to the .planes of the legs and in the first mentioned leg 2. A bar 6 is dis- Specification of Letters r t m. I B3t n dju y 17, lication. filed March so, 1918, f Se ial i1 0. 225,831. 1 I Y end; The head 8, on the other hand, isin the nature of a ball and is preferably formed separately from the bar and secured thereto after the same has been inserted through,

the opening 5. I

The'bar is of suflicient length to permit the portion thereof adjacent the head 8 to engage'the leg 3 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3;

tion of it may give laterally when the head 8 and in order to hold such parts in-frictional engagement, the bar ispreferably of resili-j: em or spring-like material'so that apor- T i is forced over and beyond the leg 3. When the bar is in operative positionias in the last mentioned. figures, the portion thereof adjacent the stop 7 is engaged with the wall of the opening 5; Thus the hairpin is inserted in the wearers hair with the bar in extended positionas shown most clearly in Fig.1,and when 'ithas been properly adjusted the bar is slid across the leg 3 and a quantity of hair caught between the latter and the base portion 4; ;Accidental removal When the invention isusedin connection with a'comb the sameprinciples of construc} tion and operation are involved as will apof the pin is consequently positively pre-'. vented. v

pear in Fig. l. In this figure 9 indicates an ordinary sideor. back comb having a plumay be used for cooperation with a slide bar 11, the'same corresponding in all remay bemade depending upon the ornamen' tation of the comb. In other words the ex- I, rality of teeth 10, any two or more of which I spects to the bar 6 Variousarrangements j of this bar 11 with respect to the teeth 10 posed portions of thebar are used in ornamenting as will appear from" said figure. The comb shown therein is provided with a pair of projections' 12which are similar to the outer end of thebar 11 anda're arranged with respect thereto so that the symmetry is, retained.

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Although we have illustrated two forins i of articles with which the invention may be used, it isto be understood that we. do not portion of the invention, such as changes in thepositions of the sliding bar, without de- 1 wish to be limited to such uses inasmuch as parting from the principles of the inven tion.

An article of the class described, o01npris ing a headhaving two or more depending legs, a resilient bar slidable' transversely through the head, said bar having at one end a ball adapted to override the coacting leg of the article and engage the outer edge thereof, and at the other end a tapered head bar, an-d both means functioning as holding means for the bar When sameis in anoperz tive position.

In testimony that We. claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands at Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin.

1 LOUIS J. RHEIN. I RANDOLPHA. REHRAUERi 

